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Introduction to Prior Learning Assessment

Introduction to Prior Learning Assessment. Winnipeg Technical College. RPL is about Good Business. Thank you to the conference organizers who gave me this spot. Google search returns 119,000 hits for “post-lunch dip” (many related to beans).

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Introduction to Prior Learning Assessment

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  1. Introduction to Prior Learning Assessment

  2. Winnipeg Technical College RPL is about Good Business

  3. Thank you to the conference organizers who gave me this spot. • Google search returns 119,000 hits for “post-lunch dip” (many related to beans)

  4. The "post-lunch dip" is a period of decreased alertness that strikes between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. • Work performance suffers • People in dimly lit meeting rooms are apt to nod off • The likelihood of getting into a car accident increases. • Daily body temperature, hormone levels and other physiological cycles place us at a low ebb in the early afternoon, in contrast to periods of peak alertness we experience in the morning and early evening.

  5. Post-lunch Dip Effect • The post-lunch dip occurs whether you eat lunch or not, but, a large, heavy lunch can exacerbate the effect. • Strategies for coping with the post-lunch dip: • a brief power nap (no longer than 10-15 minutes) • a brisk walk outside • drinking tea, coffee or ice-cold juice • doing work that requires moderate physical exertion. • If possible, the most mentally demanding work should be done in the morning or evening, depending on a person's rhythm.

  6. At wtc we believe… Significant learning takes place outside of our educational institution This learning can and should be evaluated for credit To repeat learning already mastered is inefficient, costly, and unnecessary

  7. Recognizing Prior Learning If you are not thinking about ways to assess and capitalize on what people already know and can do…you should be. For Winnipeg Technical College (WTC), it is the way we do business.

  8. And it is good business for us, our students, employers and funders… E.g. Students saved in the last year in: Pharmacy Technician: 9 students 35 courses @ $350= $12,250 savings and @3 months /course =105 months or 8.75 years saved. Technical Drafting: 7 Students 20 courses@$350=$7,000 savings and @3month/course=60 months or 5 years saved.

  9. Who is WTC? Small Campuses - relaxed atmosphere - student/teacher ratio of 18/1. Multiple start dates - depending on the program area - students can advance through the program at a pace that is appropriate for them under the direction of their instructor. Extensive hands-on experience along with theory that is based on relevant skills and competencies used in industry .

  10. About WTC • Publicly funded college through the Government of Manitoba • Unique to Manitoba • One year certificate granting College • Students of all ages and educational backgrounds

  11. Student Population

  12. PROGRAM AREAS • Health Care and Human Services • Trades and Technical • Information and Business Technology

  13. Health Care • Medical Administrative Assistant • Pharmacy Technician • Rehabilitation Assistant

  14. Human Services • Culinary Arts & Design • Hairstyling

  15. Industrial Programs • Auto Mechanics • Carpentry • Electrical Applications • Industrial Welding • Industrial Mechanic/Millwright • Motosport Technician • Industrial Electronics

  16. Information and Business Technology • Business Administrative Assistant • Microcomputer Systems Technician • Network Systems Administration • Production Art • Technical Drafting • Network Security Diploma Program (with U of W)

  17. Connection to Apprenticeship • Students who successfully complete a pre -employment accredited program with 70% or higher will be granted their Level One Theory standing through the Apprenticeship Branch of Manitoba. Prepatory courses in Millwright and Electrical leading to Trade Qualification Exams. Millwright Apprenticeship training Levels 1& 2. - in cooperation with UCN

  18. partnerships Apprenticeship Branch Adult Learning Centres Department of Labour & Immigration - EAL Neeginan Institute of Applied Technology Osborne Village Resource Centre Red River College University College of the North University of Winnipeg Corrections Canada Pembina Trails and Louis Riel School Divisions .

  19. Assessing Prior Learning Recognizing previously acquired knowledge and skills increases learner confidence and educational efficiency and is consistent with good adult education practice.

  20. Benefits of RPL for Learners • Recognize knowledge and skills • Clarify skills for life long learning • Help to identify areas that require further study • Gain work or academic credit for what they already know and can do

  21. WTC believes… RPL should be done in a timely, cost and time-efficient manner that serves the interests of the learner first.

  22. What does this mean? Fees It means our learners only pay for costs directly related to the assessment. WTC does not charge tuition for courses for which the students receive credit. We provide targeted gap training.

  23. Meaningful targeted assessment • Demonstration • Standardized tests • Comprehensive challenge exam (Pharmacy Technician, Rehabilitation Assistant) • As many more as there are learners!

  24. How learning is assessed at wtc • Some assessments are done upfront with comprehensive challenge tests, existing module tests or demonstration. • Some assessments are done in the day to day classroom and learners move through the curriculum at their own pace.

  25. RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING recognition and credit for learning gained experientially and measured against established criteria credit for experience alone IS … IS NOT …

  26. Recognition of Prior Learning sufficiency rubric informal validity verification reliability experiential interview currency portfolio authenticity rigor chocolate transparency

  27. Recognition of Prior Learning IMGP ALFI ICES PLAR QR WEM IEEQ OSCES CEGEP’s WEST IQAS CAEL COPSE SME’s CLB‘s

  28. Recognition of Prior Learning Where we have been Where we have been

  29. Recognition of Prior Learning Where we are now Where we are now

  30. Recognition of Prior Learning Where we are going Where we are going

  31. Recognition of Prior Learning Sherry Sullivan Recognition of Prior Learning and Essential Skills Coordinator 989-6575 shesul@wtc.mb.ca

  32. Thank You Kinanâskomitinawaw Go raibh maith agaibh Qujanaq Dankie Domo arigato Saeamat kimo Vandane Kiitti Kha Mamnuun Takk fyrir Zikomo Moran taing Merbani Maraba Meegwetch Ashi http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm

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